Phrase guide

what's your poison

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌwɒts jə ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˌ(h)wɑts-/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪzən

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, humorous, idiomatic, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: what's yours, what's your pleasure

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From poison (“(informal) intoxicating drink; liquor”), from the fact that such beverages are toxic to the human body.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 你想喝什麼酒 /你想喝什么酒 (nǐ xiǎng hē shénme jiǔ?) — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
  • Finnish: mitä haluat juoda — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
  • Galician: que queres beber? — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
  • Hungarian: mit adhatok? — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
  • Hungarian: mit iszik? — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink
  • Hungarian: mit iszol? — used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink